JD Vance criticized Washington Post columnist Mark Thiessen on X after a thread about grocery costs and a college burrito price, noting Thiessen’s appearance in his reply. The exchange began on Monday, August 3, when Matt Walsh posted about high grocery bills, followed by TPUSA spokesman Andrew Kolvet blaming former president Joe Biden. Mark Thiessen responded that a student should not complain because cafeteria burritos are covered by meal plans, and JD Vance answered on Wednesday, August 5, with a remark about Thiessen’s appearance.Toasttab.com reported a median burrito price of $13.58 in June, up from $13.37 last June. Thiessen had criticized Vance in a July Washington Post opinion column about Iran policy, shared on X.
